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Leadership Grant Program - How to Apply
1. Program Criteria
2. Eligibility - Who Can Apply
3. How to Apply
4. Application Deadlines
5. Where to Apply
6. Evaluation of Proposals
7. Grant Reports & Requirements
8. How to Find A Fellow or An Organization
1. Program Criteria
Leadership Grant Projects may address any environmental issue, however there must be a clear partnership between the Fellow and the non-profit agency that accomplishes three things:
- Advances the professional career, expertise and leadership skills of a Switzer Fellow;
- Builds the capacity of a non-profit or public agency to effectively address issues of environmental quality through the skills provided by the Switzer Fellow; and
- Achieves measurable improvement on a specific environmental issue or condition through the work of the Switzer Fellow.
One-year grants of up to $40,000 are available to qualified organizations for projects which involve Switzer Fellows in a substantive role. Fellows may be employed as full or part time staff or on a contractual or consulting basis. Funds are awarded to the organization, which is responsible for advising and mentoring the Fellow toward achieving his or her professional goals.
In some cases a Leadership grant will support a project in an organization where a Fellow is already employed. Such requests may be considered if the project will significantly elevate the Fellow's leadership role in the organization and take his or her work in a significant new direction that will have direct environmental benefits.
The Leadership Grants Program is most appropriate for organizations creating new project initiatives or proposing to add a Switzer Fellow to staff. Funds may be used to cover direct program costs, including salaries and benefits, consulting fees, travel, materials and equipment. Up to 15% of overhead recovery will be considered. In some cases, a second or third year of funding may be sought from the Leadership Grants Program; however, the applicant organization is expected to demonstrate an increasing cost-share over time and substantial progress towards project goals. At this time, the Foundation is only awarding one-year grants and will not commit to subsequent years' funding at the time of the initial grant request. Requests for successive grants will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For projects in which the Fellow will be based at an academic institution, please be advised that projects which create new institutions, centers of study, or educational programs will NOT be eligible for Leadership Grant funding. Only those projects in which Fellows will make a significant contribution to research, policy or practice BEYOND the university will be considered. For all academic-based projects, additional criteria will apply and advance communication with Switzer staff is required.
A Fellow may not receive more than three years of funding through the
Leadership Grant Program in one or more projects. A single organization may
only submit one concept letter per cycle and may not receive more than one
grant per year.
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2. Eligibility - Who Can Apply
Grants are available to U.S.-based organizations with 501(c)(3) status, government agencies, or educational institutions. Support for Fellows doing international work may be considered as long as a U.S.-based host organization is the grantee and all other criteria are met.
Proposals must be developed jointly by the organization and
a Switzer Fellow. Only Fellows who have concluded their graduate program are
eligible to participate in a Leadership Grant Program project.
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3. How to Apply
First Steps:
- Leadership grant proposals are to be written collaboratively between the Switzer Fellow and the applicant organization. No proposals will be considered from an organization that has not made direct contact, and developed the specifics of the proposal, with a Switzer Fellow.
- Once an organization and a Fellow have made contact and agree to pursue a Leadership Grant project, the organization MUST contact the Switzer Foundation by phone or e-mail to discuss the anticipated project BEFORE proceeding with the proposal process. This pre-proposal review is to ensure that the project idea is appropriate to the guidelines.
- After this initial conversation, the organization will be directed to submit a concept letter summarizing the proposed project. Concept letters may be submitted at any time, but at least 4 weeks prior to the proposal deadline to be considered during that cycle. A concept letter should be 1-2 pages and describe the project, the position for the Fellow, and the ways in which the proposed project will enhance the host organization's capacity to address issues of environmental quality. Please include the dollar amount to be requested and whether matching funds will be contributed to the project.
- Concept letters will be reviewed after the deadline and the applicant will be notified within 2-3 days by Foundation staff as to whether a full proposal will be invited.
- If a full proposal is invited, follow the Grant Proposal Guidelines below. A telephone interview will be conducted during the review process.
All proposals should include the following:
- A completed Switzer Foundation Leadership Grant Program Cover Sheet
- Project Proposal Narrative:
- A brief description of the applicant organization, its current programs and services.
- A statement of the environmental problem being addressed and the particular skills, capacity and position that qualify the organization to undertake this work.
- A description of the activity to be undertaken with Switzer Foundation support and outlining the specific work plan for the year and a time line.
- A statement of anticipated results and evaluative criteria that the applicant organization will use in assessing these results. Please specify the targeted environmental outcomes.
- A statement of how the organization will be strengthened by the collaboration with the Fellow, and the specific role and responsibilities of the Fellow. In addition, please specify training or professional development opportunities that will be provided to the Fellow during the project.
- An explanation of the timing and commitment for raising matching funds for the project. Specify who is responsible for raising matching funds.
- A letter from the Switzer Fellow relating the proposal to his or her professional development and professional career objectives.
- The Switzer Fellow's and the project supervisor's curriculum vitae.
- A statement signed by both the Fellow and the applicant organization regarding the nature of the collaboration and agreement between the two. Indicate whether the position is a temporary, part-time, full-time or consulting position and whether the position is expected to become permanent. An explanation of pay rate and benefits should be included.
- A list of current board members of the organization, and their organizational affiliations.
- An itemized income and expense budget for the project proposed, indicating other known or anticipated sources of funding. Please budget for the Fellow and another representative of the host organization to attend the annual fall Fellows' Retreat in California or New England as appropriate. In addition, please budget for any other training needs or professional development opportunities needed to meet the career objectives of the Switzer Fellow. Click here for budget guidelines.
- The organization's current operating budget and most recent financial statement.
- For non-profit organizations,
a copy of the IRS tax status determination letter along with a statement
signed by an officer of the applicant organization that the IRS
determination letter is still valid.
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Click here for Frequently Asked Questions and Tips for Organizations and Fellows submitting concept letters or proposals.
4. Application Deadlines
Proposals are reviewed twice yearly, in the spring and fall. See below for deadlines. Concept letters and telephone contact must be made at least four weeks prior to the full proposal deadline.
|Concept Letter:
|February 1
|September 1
|Proposal Deadline:
|March 1
|October 1
|Review / Decision:
|May 15
|December 15
|Award Notification:
|June 1
|January 1
5. Where to Apply
Proposal materials should be submitted electronically to:
Erin Lloyd, Program Officer – firstname.lastname@example.com
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6. Evaluation of Proposals
Projects are evaluated on their ability to identify and address critical environmental problems, directly improve environmental quality, achieve quantitative results, provide scientific or technical expertise to organizations with limited resources, and advance the professional career of the participating Fellow.
All Leadership Grant Program proposals submitted for review are
evaluated in a three step process. First, Foundation staff evaluate proposals
for completeness and have phone or in-person interviews with the lead contact
for the organization, and with the Fellow. Then, proposals are reviewed using
the Leadership Grant Review Evaluation Matrix that
identifies the qualities and parameters by which each proposal is
evaluated. This matrix is meant as a tool to help applicants hone their
narrative towards issues of greatest interest to the Foundation, and to help Switzer staff and trustees in their evaluation of the proposals. All proposals are reviewed by the Board of Trustees who make the final
grant decisions.
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7. Grant Reports & Requirements
Organizations receiving Switzer Leadership Grants are
required to submit a detailed final report at the end of their grant period. (Click here for grant report budget guidelines.) Final reports are used by the Foundation to track progress of projects funded
through the program, and to assist us in program planning. In addition, all
Fellows participating in a Leadership Grant Project will be asked to present
their results or project to other Fellows at a Switzer Fellows Retreat,
convening, via webinar, or in writing for Switzer Foundation publications.
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8. How to Find A Fellow or An Organization
Organizations seeking a Fellow with whom to develop a proposal should contact the Switzer Foundation office, but may also browse the Directory of Fellows. The Directory is searchable by Fellow name, geographic location, or area of expertise.
Organizations wishing to be listed on the Leadership Exchange should submit the following information to Erin Lloyd, Program Officer (email@example.com): organization name, contact name and title, full organization contact information including email and website address, brief organization description, and a summary describing the position or project you hope to fill with a Switzer Fellow. Please indicate any time restrictions if applicable.
Fellows interested in finding an organization with which to partner on a Leadership Grant project should visit the Leadership Exchange section of the website and contact the Switzer Foundation office to express their interest in the program. The Foundation may be able to facilitate connections between Fellows and prospective organizations suited to a Fellow's interests and skills.


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The resurgence over the past five years of expressly feminist activity in the art world suggests the urgent need to think about feminism not simply as a relic of a historical past but as a vital contemporary and political force. Convened by Judith Rodenbeck, Sarah Lawrence College, and Connie Butler, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings, The Museum of Modern Art, this public conversation held in New York at MoMA's Celeste Bartos Theater, explored the state of feminist theory and the status of women within the various disciplines that together constitute the discourses of contemporary art. This event was supported by the Clark's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant.
Participants included: Lauren Berlant, University of Chicago; Sabine Breitwieser, Museum of Modern Art; Connie Butler, Museum of Modern Art; Silvia Kolbowski, artist; Marysia Lewandowska, artist; Jaleh Mansoor, University of British Columbia; Gabi Ngcobo, Center for Historical Reenactments; Senam Okudzeto, artist; Jeanine Oleson, artist; Griselda Pollock, University of Leeds; Gabriela Rangel, Americas Society; and Judith Rodenbeck, Sarah Lawrence College
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May 4, 2012
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Undisciplining: Critical practices and Institutionality
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The most unusual and unique wine region of France may very well be Jura. This cool-climate regioin is nestled in the foothills of the Jura Mountains in eastern France, near the border of Switzerland. For centuries, winemakers have produced unique, often oxidative wines from grapes like Savagnin, Poulsard, and Trousseau. Tim will explain everything and pour classic examples of these wines, including the famous Vin Jaune or "Yellow Wine" that is fermented and aged like Sherry. Don't miss this class that will appeal to experts and novices alike!
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Hi How is your challenge going? Today is my 1st day but first time I have joined on line. Have tried to get it right before this is my third time lucky
Happy Tuesday all,
Today is day 13 for my challenge. The pity party I was having for myself yesterday is officially over. Today I am back on track.. Had a good upper body work out and I am off tomorrow so I can get in a lower body w/o and the cardio w/o that I skipped over the weekend....No pain no gain (or loss in my case).
Hi Susie,
Sounds like you and I had the same weekend, turning the free day into two free days and skipping a work out.
It's better to made these mistakes now so that we learn what NOT to do for the rest of the challenge...(Silver lining).
I know being unemployeed stinks, that feeling of being in limbo is not fun. Mabey it's a blessing in disguise. You can finish the challenge and then feel more confident during interviews....(silver lining).
k9luther I hope the beginning of your challenge is going well. its hard to take that first step, but it's great once you get started.
Ladybird have a great first day. This time is going to be the one. This forum is very helpful, I can't say that I would have stuck to it this time if I did'nt have this for support. Good luck.
Day 15, so I'm past the "I hope this isn't anther attempt at getting in shape thats only gonna last 2 weeks...milestone for me.
I was off work yesterday so I was able to get in that double w/o. Ate clean.
Upper body this morning at about a level 9.5, eating clean again today.
Hope you ae all doing well
Penny- good for you!!! Keep up all the GOOD WORK! I am glad you've passed that milestone. Lovely that the weekend is here too.
Had a great w/o wed. and today. I need to be patient and focus on getting the most out of all w/o's. Sometimes I am surprised at my struggle to enjoy the clean eating. Reminding myself of the final goal...
Tomorrow I have to w/o at 6 am. Yikes. Have to get Dad a bit early to get him a hair cut. No prob.
Your comments on silver linings are absolutely true, that helps to focus and stay on track.. thanks.
Hello Ladybird, welcome to the Challenge! Keep us informed with your progress. This is my first challenge and I am determined to stay with it. Not easy and welcome any and all support!
Day 17,
Did cardio last night. Free day today but I'm gonna do legs after work.
Yes it's another free day, weird how they are starting to scare me. After a week of hard work I really want fo kick back have a couple cocktails and "Fun" food. But after last week, I realised how much it can throw your progress off.
This week I'm gonna eat clean all day and I'm gonna get in. Then I'm gonna treat myself to one free meal instead of eating bad all day. Oh, and of coarse I will enjoy one or two cocktails.
Susie, 6 am must have come early on a Saturday, but your dad's worth it. You're a good daughter. I'm sure he tells you that.
The thing that helps me get past any food cravings on clean eating days is something I read a while ago. It said that an adults cravings only last on average less than 6 minutes (cravings, not obsessions). So, if you can distract yourself or simply get past those 6 minutes youir mind will move on to something else. It works fpr me hope it will help you too.
Ladybird hope ypu are still in it.
Enjoy your day with dad Susie
This is my first day after a false start due to some major stress. I need to gain muscle tone and lose 55 unwanted pounds of fat. LET'S GET THIS DONE RUSTY!!!!
Congradulations Rusty. The first step is the hardest and you've made it. I'm on day 19, longest I've stuck to a program in about 13 years. Stick with it.
Did double work out yesterday to make up for a slacker Saturday. Enjoyed free day but kept it under control.
Job interview this smorning so doing upper body w/o tonight after work at 9 pm, that's gonna be tough. Usually pretty beat after work but I'm determined to stick to this program.
Susie, I hope your day with your dad was great.
Hey Penny, sounds good, stick with the clean eating all week. The free day is similar here with how much tasty food I eat along with a couple alcoholic beverages. I won't be eating a big plate of pasta for dinner on free day again cuz that was painful!
I hope your interview went well and good for you to add in a workout on free day.
That's interesting about cravings being less than 6 min. Thankfully just this week the cravings have calmed down some and my focus on planning and eating clean meals is better. I cannot watch any cooking shows pertaining to BAKING.
Earlier this evening I did 30 min yoga. I feel that I need that a few days per week. Trying to get the max out of my w/o's with greater intensity.
I brought dad to Hair Cuttery sat. and he got a really good hair cut. He has great hair for his age.
Welcome Rusty!
Not a great BFL day yesterday,
Skipped my w/o after work to go out with some co-workers, did not eat clean at all. There is a threat of lay offs coming at the end of this month so we were blowing off some steam. I will have to go home and work out tonight extra hard and then get right back on track tomorrow.
Susie, that yoga sounds good I know alot of people that are in really good shape swear by it. Have you been doig it for long?
By the way, my father, after many decades of going to a barber, now will only go to the hair cuttery
Hello fellow BFL'ers
Did a butt kicking leg w/o last night and killed an upper body w/o this morning. Raised the weights on all exercises. Felt good to work so hard. Was going to attempt a cardio tonight but I won't get home from work till 9:30 tonight so I don't think it's going to happen. I'll make sure I murder some fat with a good cardio tomorrow morning.
Eating clean
Hi all,
Happy Tuesday.
I hope everyone is doing well in thier challanges. I'm sticking to the program and feeling good. Early work meeting today so I wil have to get my cardio in tonight.
Susie I hope you and your father are well.
Have a great day
Penny stay with it!! You really are on track. I am going to start kicking it tomorrow. All last week I felt tired.. weird. And I was taking whey protein chocolate powder made by Body Fortress. I cannot afford EAS products so I got this product from Walmart. Well, I stopped taking it last Friday. Picked it up again sunday a.m. and within 30 min I was yawning and feeling tired. Weird. Mayby it's nothing at all, but I don't get it. Also, the Betagen I order from Ebay never arrived. Not a big deal. I have gained 5 lbs. and my clothes are tighter, not looser. I am more sedentary than normal. I am home a lot, on the computer applying for jobs and I am making calls and apparently gaining weight. Perhaps it's muscle gain!
I am so sorry to hear about your job situation and I do hope you do not lose your job. That is a very tough situation- keep up with your workouts! Keep me posted.
I love yoga. I have been doing it for several years on and off. I used to go to classes that I really liked but it became too costly. For now I use some dvd's at home. I am not advanced in it, I just like the streatching and strengthening and relaxation it brings. I just learned of one type called Yin Yoga which helps to work on the joints. I will be checking that out. The church I go to has started offering yoga classes for a small donation. That will work! I know I will do yoga forever. It has a variety of benefits, all good!
The guy who cut dad's hair did a great job, better than the previous person. He used to go to a barber too but Hair Cuttery is more convenient. Another customer there was talking to me about her hair, she didn't want to color it anymore, or keep the length...she said her husband, of 30 yrs, asked her, where is the blonde I married? she told him, she's dead! Wow, OMG LOL and TMI, I thought. Too funny.
Have a great Wednesday
Happy Friday.
Keeping on track with the w/o and eating.
Mabey try a different protien powder. The betegen is good so trace that ebay order.
Sorry about your gain, but Iknow that not feeling well doesn't help. Makes you want to skip work outs and eat comfort food.
I hope you are feeling better now and are back on track. It's a long process. Remember how good you'll feel at Thanksgiving with your new body if you stick with it.
No worrise about the job, My boss said he is not laying me off, so that worry is off my shoulders. Thanks for your concern, I was worried ther for a while.
Yoga sounds cool. Mabey after I lose some weight I'll give it a try.
You taking your dad out again tomorrow? If so I hope you have fun.
Hello Penny,
Yea, thank goodness you will keep your job! That is so great. What a relief for you.
I did check on the Betagen which should arrive soon, seller is checking on what happened and sending it again.
I am feeling good, back on track with the w/o and always trying to pick up the intensity in my w/o.
Again, congrats on keeping your job!
Hello Susie
I'm glad you are back on track. I know it is easy to get de railed. I've been there, but it feels so good to get back into good eating and good work outs. It's nice to have earned the cheat day. I'm getting much better at keeping it to one day instead of letting it slip into that second day.
Thanks for your well wishes, it is a ral relief to hav a little job security.
Hope your dad is doing well.
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SEC Media Days Lineup Set
March 6th, 2012 09:30 AM║ Posted By: John Pennington ║ Permalink
║ Schools: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Tags: Day Three, Day Two, Media Days, Southeastern Conference
With the Southeastern Conference growing, one thing we failed to think about was this: SEC Media Days — which has become a fan festival in recent years — will be growing, too.
Great. Instead of 12 coaches, there will be 14 speaking this July. And players? You could no longer fit 'em all on a Greyhound bus.
Here's the schedule:
Tuesday, July 17th
1st Session: South Carolina and Texas A&M
2nd Session: Missouri and Vanderbilt
Wednesday, July 18th
1st Session: Florida and Mississippi State
2nd Session: Arkansas and Kentucky
3rd Session: Auburn and LSU
Thursday, July 19th
1st Session: Alabama and Tennessee
2nd Session: Ole Miss and Georgia
The league two new partners get their official, eye-opening welcome to the SEC on Day One.
Day Two will be an absolute bear. With more fans and more media at the event, coaches have fallen farther and farther behind schedule the last couple of summers. Tossing two more schools into that mix could stretch Wednesday's gathering from dawn to dusk.
Day Three used to end at lunch. Now it's scheduled to roll all the way through 1:30 — which likely means 2:30 in reality.
The league is growing. Shoulda realized that Media Days would grow with it.
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Skynyrd will be returning to Clarkston, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre on September 21. The band has worked out a deal with DTE to offer complimentary tickets to any fans that purchased tickets to the Jackson, MI show that was cancelled this past weekend. Please email us your verification of proof of purchase (credit card receipt, ticket stubs, etc) and your contact information to the following email address and we will give you tickets to the show. email: email@example.com
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fireyfd // September 14, 2012 2:17:29 PM UTC
Still haven't recieved these tickets.. Are we still going to get them.. Hope so...already took off work..
MotorCitySimpleMan // August 02, 2012 6:12:43 PM UTC
@womanrocker: if not, lawn is only $15 and thats where the party is at!
womanrocker // August 02, 2012 6:04:48 PM UTC
Thanks for the info....I have never been to DTE for a show. Pretty excited, just getting nervous, they said we could do a ticket exchange for the cancelled show, I sent my info and got a response saying they were still working out a deal with DTE. Need to take the night off work, but don't want to lose money from work if a deal can't be reached.
MotorCitySimpleMan // August 02, 2012 5:53:23 PM UTC
@womanrocker: Los Lonely Boys are opening up at DTE. I got to see Bad Company with Paul Rogers back in 1999 at DTE it was a great show!
womanrocker // August 02, 2012 4:42:32 PM UTC
I know, I was wondering who is going to open as well, I was so bummed, I was excited to see Paul Rodgers, I have never seen him or Bad Company. It was an inconvience with getting time off work and gas money and stuff but getting tickets to the DTE show is really cool. I LOVE SKYNYRD!!!
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Who is opening the show??


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2012 BTB Awards: Quotes of the Year
The BTB Awards are our look back at the best — and worst — of the tennis season.
Today we let the players speak for themselves with a collection of some of the most memorable quotes and zingers from the year.
2012 IN REVIEW: Report Card | Surprises | Meltdowns | Shots | The Toss: Best Slam?
• "Isn't she back in Poland already?"
- Maria Sharapova, after being told Agnieszka Radwanska complained to the press about her grunting. The exchange gets better:
MARIA SHARAPOVA: When did she get a chance to say that?
Q. After she lost her quarterfinal.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: She lost the match?
Q. Yes.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Oh.
• "I feel like it's extremes with me right now. If I win one, it's like career appreciation day. Then if I lose one, it's like we should take him out into the field and shoot him in the head."
- Andy Roddick, after his loss to Novak Djokovic at the Olympics.
• "I know I'm good at tennis. Other than that, everything else is a wild card. I'm a wild card."
- Venus Williams in Rome.
• "I'll remember you."
- Bernard Tomic's unconvincing threat of a reporter who asked him about tanking.
• "I don't know how you can go through a four-hour match with Rafa and he never gets a time violation."
- Roger Federer, at Indian Wells, objects to the amount of time Nadal takes between points.
• "I like this court. I don't know, maybe next year will be much faster if Roger says, no? I have already this week a lot of time violation. That's the true."
- Rafael Nadal on Roger Federer's complaints regarding the slow speed of the courts at Indian Wells.
• "I had just never seen a boob before, to be honest."
- Andy Roddick on why he refused a request from a woman to sign her chest when he was 17 years old.
• "I don't know what that means."
- Andy Murray after being asked if he felt a sense of "exultation" after winning the U.S. Open.
• "I'm gonna kill myself. What am I going to do recovering? I'm just gonna go on the practice court and practice again."
- Victoria Azarenka on how she'll deal with her early exit from the French Open..
• "Swag out this world you should call me Venus. That's my sister, my name is Serena, on the court I serve 'em up, no subpoena."
- Serena Williams droppin' rhymes on a rap song.
• "I wore it because I believe in equal rights for everyone. That's it."
- Laura Robson on why she wore a rainbow ribbon in her hair at the Australian Open.
• "He definitely is. He has to go along with his daddy."
- Novak Djokovic on whether his dog, Pierre, is gluten free.
• "After my video, every player watch me don't say hello. [They] say, 'Yo, yo.'"
- Zheng Jie on the locker-room reaction to her Jay-Z video.
• "There were a lot of people shouting out. I know it's not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I've ever played here that the crowd has been behind me like that. Today I felt American, you know, for the first time at the U.S. Open. So I've waited my whole career to have this moment and here it is. … It was great. It was awesome. It was like winning gold."
- Venus Williams after losing to Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Open.
• "I'm getting closer!"
- Andy Murray on the verge of tears after losing to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.
• "I'm very, very happy on the inside. I'm sorry if I'm not showing it how you want me to."
- Andy Murray to reporters who questioned his lack of enthusiasm after winning the U.S. Open.
• "I just hope you're not comparing me with Lukas Rosol. Do you?"
- Tomas Berdych, after upsetting Roger Federer at the U.S. Open, taking great umbrage to any comparisons to his lower-ranked countryman, who stunned Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.
• "The ball was so close that it might as well have been out."
- Caroline Wozniacki'scurious logic regarding a ball that clipped the line and was ruled in.
• "I'm trying my tits off!"
- Andy Murray to his box during the French Open.
• "They told me I was fine, not pregnant. I'm like, Can I get my money back?"
- Maria Sharapova on getting an ultrasound in response to a stomach virus she picked up at the Olympics.
• "Boy, you're my match point."
- Caroline Wozniacki's memorable line in her charity song Oxygen.
• "I played Almagro many times this year and won most of them. If he's nominated, he will be the weak point on which we can build our victory. He's missing that little something that distinguishes great players."
- Tomas Berdych throws shade at Nicolas Almagro before the Davis Cup final. Luckily for Berdych, he was right.
• "I am basically a blazer. If I were a clothing item, I would be a legging and a blazer."
- Serena Williams on the Home Shopping Network.
• "Right now, I [am] just watching her play, and I get nervous, because you think, 'Jesus Christ. Come on. Do something better.'"
- Alexander Ovechkin on watching his girlfriend, Maria Kirilenko.
• "Have you been to school? Can I ask you? Have you gone to school?"
- Caroline Wozniacki during a disagreement with the chair umpire at the French Open.
• "My coach is, 'Look at Novak. Look at him. They're so ripped.' I'm like, 'Yeah, well, I can't look like that.'"
- Ana Ivanovic on trying to gain more muscle strength.
• "I hope maybe not next week. Maybe in the final, then, you know, it's OK."
- Agnieszka Radwanska, who lost to Victoria Azarenka four times in the first three months of the season, wasn't looking forward to a rematch.
• "I actually had a small kangaroo — and I'm not kidding this time. I was holding a small kangaroo, baby kangaroo … it was very nice to me this time. Do you know what it did afterward? I gave it some milk, and it just spit it all over me. I was like, Is this a thank-you for just being nice and petting the kangaroo? I got milk all over myself. I guess I deserved that from the story last year."
- Caroline Wozniacki, who joked last year about being attacked by a kangaroo, on a recent encounter with the animal.
• "He won the match point. [Smiling.] That's a joke. Nobody is laughing."
- Ivo Karlovic on how Roger Federer was able to beat him at the Australian Open.
• "My father told me all the time, If you broke the racket, I broke you."
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
• "I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome."
- Andy Roddick joking about his legacy.
Did we miss one of your favorite quotes? Let us know in the comments.


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Tables is like an ideal Excel: trimmed down and with a more attractive interface.
Unlike Numbers, Tables does not use a lot of resources, either memory or CPU.
OTOH, there are some issues with font display (many fonts are unreadable at smaller sizes, although turning the default font to Lucida Grande solves those display issues).
The price is high on account of the Euro-$ relationship. Over here in Europe, we have to live in Euros so I understand the pricing. I think Daniel would do well to take the low dollar into account and lower the price somewhat - about ten euros. It is a good value at the full price, but you have to think long and hard about whether to use Neooffice or not.
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great little application. The simplicity and the user interface design is awesome. The application does what it says and it is pure fun to work with it. The programmer did a very good job on this one. Keep going!
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"Better than Numbers and WAY better than Excel"
Version: Tables 1.3.9
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Tables is by far more stable and comfortable to use than Excel, but as mentioned in another comment here, Tables is also far more resource-friendly than Numbers. Opening very large files with 20000 columns or more becomes prohibitively slow in Numbers, whereas Tables handles them quite well.
The other thing that I was very fond of was the support: The developer is extremely resonsive to user feedback. I had a feature request, he immediately took it up and a few versions down the line, it was part of the program.
Just for the sake of it, I should say that to my knowledge, Tables is the only Spreadsheet program I know that can export LaTeX tables out of the box, without any macros or add-ins! I write a lot of scientific stuff in LaTeX and for me, this is the ultimate killer feature :-)
I hope that this program will prosper, because the figures and diagrams part of it are already showing a lot of promise. They are not yet as complex as the ones in Excel, but the ones that are there look a lot better, on the other hand.
"I Love This Program"
Version: Tables 1.3.3
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Simple, stable and no Bill Gates on my MacBook Pro. What more can you ask for?
"Great Product! Very Responsive Developer!"
Version: Tables 1.3.3
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This is indeed the spreadsheet to replace AppleWorks and to avoid Excel. It has all the features & formulas most users will need. Perhaps even more importantly, the developer is very responsive. I had an issue with the most recent update on the morning of July 4th here in the USA. I emailed him and attached the problem file. By the time I got home from afternoon celebrations, the fix was on his website along with an email to me personally regarding the cause of the issue. What more could you ask of anyone! If you've been waiting for a new spreadsheet, this is the one!
"Excellent product"
Version: Tables 1.2.2
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This is the best Excel althernative I have found so far. Excel and its clones are big, clumsy and outdated.
Tables is more stable and easier to use than Mesa and far more attractive than Mariner Calc which is an interface mess and has basically been unchanged for years. I have paid and used for all of these three products and consider Tables to be giving me the best return on my money. Mesa might have won the game if they had kept updating it but PLSYS seem to have lost interest. I hope this one continues in development and is not overrun by something from Apple.
The fact that Tables does not do graphs might bother you but I have ignored spreadsheets for charting for a long time anyway, using Stata (there are cheaper options!).
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Harlequin Duck gives January birding an exciting finale
I wrote last week summarizing the results of a productive January of birding in Northeast Tennessee.
However, due to my press deadlines and the spontaneous nature of birding, last week's column didn't mention all the birds that my friends and I found during the first month of the year. We definitely saved the best birds for last.
A chance discovery on the river behind Kingsport's Riverside Seafood Co. on the afternoon of Jan. 31 touched off an intense scramble among about 20 birders in Northeast Tennessee.
Brookie and Jean Potter stopped by the restaurant to look for a wintering Spotted Sandpiper, hoping to add this rare winter visitor to their list of Northeast Tennessee birds for 2013. Spotted Sandpipers are common migrants in spring and fall. They're not common in the region during the winter months, although a few of these birds have in recent years taken up residence on this stretch of river along Netherland Drive in Kingsport.
The Spotted Sandpiper is not the subject of this week's column, however. In fact, while the Potters failed to find any Spotted Sandpiper, they did locate only the second Harlequin Duck ever reported in Northeast Tennessee.
The first Harlequin Duck ever found in the region was discovered in the waning hours of the first day of the year in 2000. I remember traveling with the late Howard Langridge to get a look at that bird after we learned of its discovery on the weir dam at Osceola Island Recreation Area in Bristol. We were worried we would not get there with enough daylight remaining to see the bird.
As it happened, we did arrive in time, and found a crowd of birders gathered to observe this rarity. The daylight did fade fast. I remember hearing a Great Horned Owl call while we were all still taking last looks through spotting scopes at the duck.
Now, 13 years later, another Harlequin Duck made its first observed appearance on the last day of January while the first one had been found on the first day of the same month. There's something to be said for that kind of symmetry.
The Harlequin Duck is a rare bird in Tennessee. And, ironically, I now have two Harlequin Ducks on my state list, but no sightings of this duck anywhere else. Some of the people gathered Jan. 31 to look at this duck mentioned seeing others of its kind in such far-flung places as Maine and South Carolina. For a few, it was also a first sighting of a life bird.
This would not be quite as surprising a duck if seen in its normal range of cold, fast-moving streams in northwestern and northeastern North America, Greenland, Iceland and western Russia.
So, I was very glad to get this second Harlequin Duck, which I honestly never expected to see again in Tennessee.
As an added bonus, I also picked up Bird No. 63 and No. 64 — Double-crested Cormorant and Black Vulture, respectively.
Even more importantly, the Potters and our mutual friend, Tom McNeil, also added the Harlequin Duck to their year lists.
It was already too late, however, to make mention of the changing January tallies in last week's column.
Tom finished with 102 birds in the month of January.
Brookie tallied 103 for the month, while Jean acquired a total of 97.
Dubbed "Harley" the Harlequin Duck by Elizabethton birder Rob Biller, she was still present Tuesday, Feb. 5, when she was seen that morning by Kingsport birder Rack Cross as she flew upstream to make a splashdown behind the Riverfront Seafood Co.
Rack has been keeping track of her whereabouts since her discovery. The duck has become known for executing a pattern of behavior that includes resting by the bank directly behind the restaurant and then flying upstream to drift and dive in the rapids before returning near shore for a break.
Kingsport Assistant City Manager Jeff Fleming has even mentioned the duck on his blog — www.jefffleming.blogspot.com — and theorized that recent snowstorms blew the duck into the area, Actually, personnel at the restaurant have informed birders that the duck had been present for a couple of weeks before her "discovery" led to a major birding frenzy among birders in Tennessee and neighboring states.
If you want to try your luck looking for this duck, the Riverfront Seafood Co. is located at 1777 Netherland Inn Road, Kingsport.
Rack also pointed out that the duck is technically one of the more impressive birds located along the Kingsport Birding Trail since its founding in September of 2010. The city's linear park, known as the Kingsport Greenbelt, hosts five stops along the KBT. The trail, depending on the season, is a good place to look for Bald Eagles, Yellow-crowned Night-Herons, Red-shouldered Hawks and a variety of wintering waterfowl. For more information, visit www.kingsportbirdingtrail.com.
Harley picked some familiar terrain on this section of the Holston River. Harlequin Ducks are known for reveling in winter storms at sea and, during the nesting season, they reside on fast-moving, frigid streams in northwestern and northeastern North America, Greenland, Iceland and western Russia. The choppy waters in front of the restaurant must seem almost like home.
Adult male Harlequins are slate blue with chestnut sides and white markings, including a white crescent at the base of the bill. Adult females are less colorful, with brownish-grey plumage and white patches on the head around the eyes. Both adults also have white ear-patches.
They have acquired a surprising number of common names, including Lords and Ladies, Painted Duck, Totem Pole Duck, Rock Duck, Glacier Duck, Mountain Duck, White-eyed Diver, Squeaker and Blue Streak.
This duck is the only member of the genus, Histrionicus, and is known by the scientific name, Histrionicus histrionicus.
Harlequins feed on aquatic organisms, including insect larvae, crustaceans and mollusks.
They are well adapted to life in cold waters, and their feathers are smooth and densely packed, which helps trap air that insulates the body from chilly temperatures.
After 15 years of success in North America, the Great Backyard Bird Count will open up to the entire world for the first time in 2013. Anyone, from anywhere on earth, can participate by visiting www.birdcount.org and reporting the kinds and numbers of birds they see during the 16th annual count, Feb. 15-18, 2013.
The four-day count typically receives sightings from tens of thousands of people reporting more than 600 bird species in the United States and Canada alone.
"This year's count will give us a whole new perspective as sightings pour in from around the globe in real time," said Marshall Iliff at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. "Millions of people encounter birds every day all over the world. Imagine what scientists will learn if each one of us shares observations from our own area!"
"The GBBC is an ideal opportunity for young and old to connect with nature by discovering birds and to participate in a huge science project," said Gary Langham, Audubon's Chief Scientist. "This year, we hope people on all seven continents, oceans and islands, will head out into their neighborhoods, rural areas, parks and wilderness to further our understanding of birds across the hemispheres."
Participating is easy. Simply watch birds for at least 15 minutes at the location of your choice on one or more of the count days. Estimate the number of birds you see for each species you can identify. You'll select your location on a map, answer a few questions, enter your tallies, and then submit your data to share your sightings with others around the world.
The global capacity for the count will be powered by eBird, an online checklist program for all of the world's 10,240 bird species. Participants will be able to view what others are seeing on interactive maps, keep their own records, and have their tallies recorded for perpetuity.
"The popularity of the Great Backyard Bird Count grows each year," said Dick Cannings, Senior Projects Officer at Bird Studies Canada, "and with the new features, participation will be even more exciting."
For more information or to report birds found during the GBBC, visit http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc.
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Apple's new product lines could provide earnings growth and share price appreciation, ISI Group's Brian Marshall said Friday.
First, Marshall acknowledged that Apple wasn't necessarily the best stock play out there.
"But it offers the highest dividend yield in our coverage universe, about 300 basis points," he added.
"And we think that the product introductions over the next couple of quarters are going to be enough to re-accelerate the earnings growth, and so I think the stock is going to slowly start to factor in some of this going forward."
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Marshall, who holds a "strong buy" rating on Apple stock, said that the company's prospects weren't as rosy as they used to be.
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David Hedrick recently got a big price break on his Time Warner Cable bill.
Tim Ryan of Lisbon sits in front of his television with Dish Network service last month. Ryan canceled his Time Warner TV service in favor of the DISH network after eight years as a Time Warner customer. He said price increases and rigid customer service representatives – who shut his service off after he missed his bill deadline by a day – convinced him to drop the cable provider.
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Despite growing competition from Internet streaming services, satellite TV, tablets and other technology, Time Warner gets failing grades from many customers and on customer service rating reports. The company has consistently scored lower than competitors in several recent national consumer surveys.
Time Warner's reputation for poor customer relations is so widespread that it was the butt of a joke on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" on Comedy Central last week. Stewart called Congress "the Time Warner Cable of democracy."
While Time Warner is not technically a monopoly, its actions in Maine and nationally over some two decades make customers, consumer advocates and industry experts say the communications giant behaves like one. If you want cable television in most Maine markets, you have no choice but to use Time Warner.
After years of watching his rates go up, and recently being told he has to pay $5.99 a month for an Internet modem he had been using for free for about 14 years, Hedrick finally decided to go to a Time Warner office and complain.
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Lots of other customers seem to agree with Hedrick. Time Warner came in 15th among 17 pay-TV services in a Consumer Reports survey in May, and ranked last or second to last for TV, phone and Internet services in the American Customer Service Index, or ACSI, that same month.
The latter survey ranked the nation's largest communications companies – eight for TV and seven for phone and Internet. For the last seven years, Time Warner been rated in the bottom half of cable TV companies ranked in the ACSI.
The mention of Time Warner on "The Daily Show" last week came in a segment on the government shutdown by correspondent John Oliver.
"Congress already has a 90 percent incumbency rate that goes along with a 10 percent approval rating. The only previous instance of that level of disapproval combined with that level of market-retention is Time Warner Cable," Oliver said. This prompted Stewart to counter, "If I'm hearing you correctly, you're saying that Congress is the Time Warner Cable of democracy."
With almost 400,000 customers in Maine and New Hampshire, Time Warner is the largest combined cable TV, Internet and phone provider in the state. Over a period of about 20 years, it has captured a virtual monopoly on cable TV in the Maine communities where it operates.
Time Warner has about 15 percent of the U.S. cable market, but it saw its TV subscriptions decline by about 4.5 percent over the past year or so, as more people turn to online video services such as Netflix, according to Seeking Alpha, a stock market analysis website.
At the same time, industry experts expect Time Warner's Internet service to grow by about 3.2 percent this year, the website said. Again, Netflix and other low-cost online video services were named as causes.
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That said, talk turned to the White House Correspondents dinner, which Ali attends most every year. Tim called it, "The worst [dressed] big event I've ever been to in my life." In honor of this year's White House Correspondent's dinner, happening Saturday night, we give you this delicious conversational nugget which previously ended up on the cutting room floor. To hear what Ali and Tim have to say about "bad taffeta," and "antebellum gowns with hoop skirts," please check out the video!